How to show your work colleagues who's the daddy

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The infanting skills dads acquire looking after a new baby are an asset to the company when they returnCredit:
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Here at Desirable Outcomes plc, we lead the way in encouraging male employees to take shared parental leave. We believe that the infanting skills they acquire looking after a new baby are an asset to the company when they return and relationships with colleagues are enhanced. As we say at Desirable Outcomes, when we give you a smile you can be sure it’s not just wind.

Just a few reminders for the new dads among us: observe the protocols when throwing colleagues up in the air and catching them. Don’t try it with female staff or those more junior than you. Choose someone who is not too tall; Ken Stimson, in Human Resources, has kindly agreed to make himself available between 8.30 and 10 o’clock...